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Navigating Iceberg Objections
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2026-07-02 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2026-07-02

Navigating Iceberg Objections

Don’t let your promising deals get sunk by invisible, avoidable hazards! Much like an iceberg, hidden internal politics and shadowy elements lurk beneath the surface of every deal.

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Stop Avoiding the Hard Questions!
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2026-06-18 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2026-06-18

Stop Avoiding the Hard Questions!

Avoid being blindsided and putting your deals at risk. Tackle tough questions with your buyer now. Especially the ones they should be asking…but aren’t.

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Sales Coaching: Where to Focus
Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-08-15 Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-08-15

Sales Coaching: Where to Focus

Want to get the very best bang for your buck in your sales coaching sessions? Focus on these key areas and watch your results increase!

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Sales Manager Bad Behaviour
Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-08-01 Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-08-01

Sales Manager Bad Behaviour

What's one of the worst things a sales manager can do? Watch this video to find out (this unfortunately happens a lot and is such a critical mistake).

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The Best Place to Interview
Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-07-11 Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2023-07-11

The Best Place to Interview

What's the best place to interview? Watch this video to find out (the answer may seem obvious to you, but many hiring managers overlook it).

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5 Keys (And a Secret) to Sales Mastery
Sales Leadership, Uncategorized Colleen Francis 2023-05-19 Sales Leadership, Uncategorized Colleen Francis 2023-05-19

5 Keys (And a Secret) to Sales Mastery

When it comes to sales training, sales coaching, and sales mastery, here are five keys (and a secret)! I’ve spent two decades studying the business habits of...

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The Best Sellers Do This
Prospecting, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-11-15 Prospecting, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-11-15

The Best Sellers Do This

Most sellers give up way too soon! Make another call, send another email, or send another text. It can make all the difference!

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Handling the Dreaded Price Objection Like a Boss
Objection Handling, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-11-01 Objection Handling, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-11-01

Handling the Dreaded Price Objection Like a Boss

“Your price is too high!” In this blog, I share my favourite approach to this common objection (it involves asking a simple and powerful question).

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How to Integrate Social Media Into Your Sales Strategy
Account Management, Prospecting Colleen Francis 2022-09-02 Account Management, Prospecting Colleen Francis 2022-09-02

How to Integrate Social Media Into Your Sales Strategy

Discover how to integrate social media into your sales strategy. Sales VPs ask me all the time whether sellers should utilize social media. And they ask...

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How to Be an Object of Interest
Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-08-26 Prospecting, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-08-26

How to Be an Object of Interest

You must learn to be an object of interest. That means having something interesting to say about topics that matter to your audience.

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The Importance of Time Off in Sales | Sales Strategies
Goal Setting and Planning, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-08-05 Goal Setting and Planning, Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-08-05

The Importance of Time Off in Sales | Sales Strategies

Don’t underestimate the power and importance of time off in sales. I was on a call the other day with a client of mine who’s a great sales manager. He...

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Your Unapplied Knowledge Is a Waste of Everything!
Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-05-20 Sales Leadership Colleen Francis 2022-05-20

Your Unapplied Knowledge Is a Waste of Everything!

Unapplied knowledge is a waste of everything. A waste of time. Of resources. Of energy and of sprit. How in the world can anyone look at the...

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Customer Engagement Shift | Sales Strategies
Prospecting, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-05-13 Prospecting, Sales Tips Colleen Francis 2022-05-13

Customer Engagement Shift | Sales Strategies

I recently came across some interesting research from Gartner on the customer engagement shift. They discovered that when a customer is buying a...

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Don't Get Taken Down by the Unexpected
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-09-16 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-09-16

Don't Get Taken Down by the Unexpected

The biggest threat to your deal is the threat you've not anticipated…

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Are You a Helicopter Manager?
Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-09-02 Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-09-02

Are You a Helicopter Manager?

Helicoptering behavior isn't just limited to parenting. It's especially damaging in sales organizations…

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Getting Pricing Wrong
Account Management, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-08-12 Account Management, Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-08-12

Getting Pricing Wrong

Last year, at a CEO forum where I was speaking, I was asked if CEOs need to be involved in pricing. Here's what I said:

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Beware of Your Sales Blind Spots
Account Management, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-07-23 Account Management, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-07-23

Beware of Your Sales Blind Spots

No one an unobstructed 360-degree view of their client relationships. Nobody…

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Skip the Pitch and Create a Vision
Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-07-15 Sales Leadership, Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-07-15

Skip the Pitch and Create a Vision

The days of the ideal buyer have gone the way of the dinosaurs. So has the routine sales pitch…

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Don't Be Afraid of Your Pricing
Negotiation and Closing, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-07-13 Negotiation and Closing, Observations from the ... Colleen Francis 2021-07-13

Don't Be Afraid of Your Pricing

Want to know the easiest way to lose control of the sales process?

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Your Client Wants an Insider - Not a Partner
Observations from the ..., Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-07-08 Observations from the ..., Sales Strategies Colleen Francis 2021-07-08

Your Client Wants an Insider - Not a Partner

There isn't a buzzword out there today that's more dated than the notion of you being in "partnership."

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Colleen Francis works your most important deals alongside the people who own them — accelerating what should close, expanding what has room to grow, cutting what isn't worth the cycles. Leadership gets a forecast it can trust. The team keeps the discipline for every deal after.

613-730-7700
1-877-364-2438 (toll-free)
colleenfrancis@engageselling.com

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